Scottish. the make: the like. Obsolete.

Of the same kind. Frequently const. with.

the very spit of, the exact image, likeness, or counterpart of (a person, etc.). Also, the (dead) spit of. colloquial.

With addition of fetch, image, picture. spit and image: see also image, n. 7. Also spit image and absol. spit. Cf. the (later) forms spitten image…

the very spit of, the exact image, likeness, or counterpart of (a person, etc.). Also, the (dead) spit of. colloquial.

Australian and New Zealand. the dead ring: a person or thing with a striking resemblance to another, the exact likeness (withof, †for). Cf. ringer…